May 3, 2026
We are having an “Outdoor Wild Church” inside this year. No audio this weekend.
April 26, 2026
Unison Reading (adapted First Nations Version of Psalm 23)
Creator Grandparent is our shepherd. Our lodge will always have plenty. Creator Grandparent gives us rest in fields oftender sweetgrass and guides us near quiet and peaceful waters. Through these good medicines, Creator Grandparent brings strength to our bodies and healing to our souls. Creator Grand-parent shows us the good way to walk with firm steps on the road of life, to bring honor to Creator’s name. Even if our path takes us through the canyon of darkness and gloom, we will no evil, for you are close by our side, keeping our eyes straight, our path safe. Your walking stick and chief’s staff bring comfort and peace to us. You prepare a great feast for us as our enemies watch. You honor us with a headdress of many feathers. Our cup is filled to overflowing with life-giving water. Your goodness and love, which remain strong and true, with chase after us on the path of life all of our days. Creator Grandparent’s longhouse will always be our home.
Hymns:
The King of Love My Shepherd Is HWB #170
Video: Listening to Psalm 23 by Bobby McFarrin (choral version)
God Will Take Care of You NCH #328
Christ Is Alive, and Goes Before Us VT #565
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us HWB #355
Scriptures: 1 Peter 2:19-25 (Creole), John 10:1-10 (Creole)
April 19, 2026
Responsive Reading (adapted from Psalm 116)
One: We love the Lord, because the Lord has heard our voices.
~ Nou renmen Senyè a, paske Senyè a tande vwa nou.
All: Because the Lord hears us, we will call on the Lord as long as we live.
~ Paske Senyè a tande nou, n ap rele Senyè a toutotan nou vivan.
One: The snares of death encompassed us, we suffered distress and anguish, “Oh Lord, we pray, save our lives!”
~ Lanmò te vlope nou nan pyèj, nou te soufri detrès ak angwas. “Senyè, nou priye, sove lavi nou!”
All: What shall we return to the Lord for all the bounties to us? We will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
~ Kisa n ap rann Senyè a pou tout byen li fè nou yo? N ap leve gode delivrans lan epi n ap rele non Senyè a.
One: We will pay our vows to the Lord in the presence of all the people.
~ N ap fè pwomès nou yo bay Senyè a devan tout pèp la.
All: Oh Lord, we are your caregivers. You have loosed our bonds. We will offer to you lives of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. Praise the Lord!
~ O Senyè, nou se moun k ap pran swen w. Ou lage chenn nou yo. N ap ofri w lavi remèsiman epi n ap envoke non Senyè a. Lwanj pou Senyè a!
Hymns:
I Sought the Lord VT #161
Each Step I Take
Amazing Grace! VT #163
Open My Eyes VT #738
Scriptures: 1 Peter 1:17-23 (Creole), Luke 24:13-35 (Creole)
April 12, 2026
Hymns:
Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross NCH #191
Jesus, Take my Burden
There is a Fountain NCH #88
There is Victory in Jesus NCH #415
Scriptures: Deuteronomy 28:1-5 (Creole), Acts 3:1-11 (Creole)
April 5, 2026
Responsive Call to Worship:
One: Listen. Do you hear it? ~ Koute. Èske ou tande l?
All: The sound of joy. Laughter breaking in.
~ Bri lajwa a. Ri k ap kòmanse.
One: Listen! It sounds like harmony.
~ Koute! Li sonnen tankou amoni.
All: Angels singing.
~ Zanj k ap chante.
One: Why are you weeping? For the grief? For the beauty?
~ Poukisa w'ap kriye? Pou lapenn lan? Pou bote a?
All: Jesus is risen!
~ Jezi resisite!
One: Yes! And creation sings it. Yesterday’s tears linger, as they must,
~ Wi! Epi kreyasyon an chante l. Dlo nan je yè yo rete, jan yo dwe fè sa,
All: but love is stronger than death.
~ men lanmou pi fò pase lanmò.
One: Do you believe this? Listen, Jesus is speaking your name.
~ Èske ou kwè sa? Koute, Jezi ap pale non ou.
All: Our names—each one.
~ Non nou yo—chak.
One: Like music of the soul. Can you hear it?
~ Tankou mizik nanm nan. Èske ou ka tande l?
All: It is the sound of resurrection.
~ Se son rezirèksyon an.
Hymns:
Lift Your Glad Voices VT #340
Because He Lives NCH #122
Now the Green Blade Rises VT #353
Thine is the Glory VT #355 / HWB #269
Scriptures: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 (Creole), John 20:1-18 (Creole)
March 29, 2026
Responsive Reading: Psalm 91:1-7
1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,[a]
2 will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.’
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence;
4 he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
Offering Words:
Dear God. I offer you my praise. I offer you my heart. I offer you my money. I offer you my life. Thank you for everything you give to me. Amen
~ Chè Seyè. Mwen ba ou louwanj. Mwen ba ou kè mwen. Mwen ba ou lajan mwen. Mwen ba ou lavi mwen. Mèsi pou tout bagay ou ban mwen. Amen.
Hymns:
All Hail the Power of Jesus Name NCH #268
Trust and Obey NCH #327
Precious Lord Take My Hand NCH #349
Scriptures: Matthew 9:35-38 (Creole), Matthew 13:31-32 (Creole)
March 22, 2026
Responsive Call to Worship:
All: Welcome Lent—
~ Byenveni nan Karèm-
One: terrible dissonance, as we condemn the Human One.
~ yon disonans terib, pandan n ap kondane Moun nan.
All: Welcome lament and confession
~ Byenveni nan lamentasyon ak konfesyon
One: as the story comes undone.
~ pandan istwa a ap defèt.
All: Welcome holy mystery
~ Byenveni nan mistè sakre a
One: that even this can find a place in the story of God’s reconciliation.
~ ke menm sa a ka jwenn yon plas nan istwa rekonsilyasyon Bondye a.
All: Welcome suffering love and grace.
~ Akeyi lanmou ak gras ki nan soufrans lan.
Hymns:
Because the Words We Wait to Hear VT #406
I Will Sing the Wondrous Story NCH #421
Healing River of the Spirit VT #642
Longing for Light VT #715 / HWB #371
Scriptures: Ezekiel 37:1-6 (Creole); Psalm 130 (Creole); John 19:1-16a (Creole)
March 15, 2026
Responsive Reading: Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing.
~ Seyè a se gadò mouton mwen. Mwen pa manke anyen.
He lets me rest in the grassy meadows; he leads me to restful waters; he keeps me alive.
~ Li kite m 'repoze nan savann zèb yo; Li mennen m' nan dlo repoze; li kenbe m vivan.
He guides me in proper paths for the sake of his good name.
~ Li gide m 'nan bon chemen pou dedomajman pou bon non li.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger because you are with me. Your rod and your staff – they protect me.
~ Menm lè m ap mache nan fon ki pi fènwa a, mwen pa pè okenn danje paske ou avèk mwen. Baton ou ak baton ou - yo pwoteje m '.
You set a table for me right in front of my enemies. You bathe my head in oil; my cup is so full it spills over!
~Ou mete yon tab pou mwen devan lènmi m yo. Ou benyen tèt mwen nan lwil; tas mwen an tèlman plen li koule!
Yes, goodness and faithful love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the Lord’s house as long as I live.
~ Wi, bonte ak lanmou fidèl ap kouri dèyè m pandan tout lavi m, e m ap viv nan kay Senyè a toutotan m vivan.
Hymns:
Count Your Blessings NCH #296
The Lord’s My Shepherd VT #660
Heaven Came Down NCH #444
It is Well With my Soul NCH #381
There is Power in the Blood NCH #319
Scriptures: John 18 : 28 - 40 (Creole)
March 8, 2026
Responsive Call to Worship:
One: Confident, hesitant, maybe just tired.
~ Konfyan, ezitan, petèt jis fatige.
All: We come to worship ~ Nou vini pou adore
One: Wanting to follow but not always sure how. Embarrassed by the ways we’ve fallen short.
~ Mwen vle swiv men mwen pa toujou sèten kijan pou m fè sa. Mwen jennen pa jan nou echwe.
All: We come anyway ~ Nou vini kanmenm
One: Seeking, hurting, longing, needing.
~ Ap chèche, ap soufri, ap anvi, ap bezwen.
All: We come ~ Nou vini
One: When hopes are high, and dreams are bright. When hopes are dashed, and the world is not all right.
~ Lè espwa yo wo, epi rèv yo klere. Lè espwa yo kraze, epi mond lan pa anfòm.
All: We come again. We keep coming.
~ Nou vini ankò. Nou kontinye ap vini.
One: We may be ready and maybe not. Here we are.
~ Nou ka pare, petèt nou pa pare. Men nou la.
All: Come, Jesus. Come and meet us.
~ Vini non, Jezi. Vin rankontre nou.
Hymns:
Spirit of God! Descend VT #557
He Hideth My Soul NCH #62
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy VT #156
Healing River of the Spirit VT #642
Scriptures: Exodus 17:1-7 (Creole); Psalm 95 (Creole); John 18:12-27 (Creole)
March 1, 2026
Responsive Call to Worship:
All:We come to worship
~ Nou vini pou adore
One: with expectations that may or may not be met;with questions that might be answered;and answers that might be questioned.
~ avèk atant ki ka satisfè oswa ki ka pa satisfè; avèk kesyon ki ka jwenn repons; ak repons ki ka kesyone.
All: We come seeking God ~ Nou vin chache Bondye
One: Seeking a taste of truth; seeking a glimpse of divine presence; seeking to make sense of the world.
~ Ap chèche yon gou verite; ap chèche yon ti aperçu prezans diven an; ap chèche konprann mond lan.
All: We come to journey with Jesus
~ Nou vin vwayaje avèk Jezi
One: and allow ourselves to be disarmed and inspired, moved and confused by the Spirit of Christ among us
and within us.
~ epi kite tèt nou dezame epi enspire, deplase epi konfonn pa Lespri Kris la nan mitan nou ak nan nou.
All: Let us worship God.
~ Ann adore Bondye.
Hymns:
Heart with Loving Heart United VT #813 / HWB #420
Further Along (video)
Faith Begins by Letting Go VT #585
We Walk by Faith VT #588
Scriptures: Genesis 12:1-4a (Creole), Psalm 121 (Creole), John 13:1-17 (Creole)